1977-004NO 77
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO 69-1)
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS BY AMEND-
ING CERTAIN ARTICLES, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No 69-1) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended and
changed in the following particulars
(1) Article 12A (23) is hereby deleted and amended by adding
a new (23) "Home Occupations" which shall hereafter read as follows
11(23) Home Occupation - Any occupation or activity which is
clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the pre-
mise for dwelling purposes and is not detrimental to
the enjoyment of adjoining property A home occupation
is an occupation carried on in the main structure, by a
member of the occupant's family without the employment
of additional persons, and without the use of a sign to
advertise A home occupation specifically excludes the
operation of a carpenter's, electrician's, or a painter's
shop or similar contractor's shop, an appliance, auto-
mobile or furniture repair shop or similar repair shop,
a barber or beauty shop, a storage or distribution ware-
house, a sign shop and any form of on premise merchan-
dising activity A home occupation also excludes a
doctor's office or similar office that depends upon sub-
stantial client traffic to the premise "
(2) Article 13E (2) (g) is hereby deleted and amended by add-
ing a new Subsection (g) which shall hereafter read as follows
"(g) The Minimum Front Yard setback in a Planned Development
District shall be established by the final plan "
(3) Article 13F (2) (g) is hereby deleted and amended by add-
ing a new Subsection (g) which shall hereafter read as follows
"(g) The Minimum Side Yard setback in a Planned Development
District shall be established by the final plan "
(4) Article 13F (2) (h) is hereby deleted and amended by add-
ing a new Subsection (h) which shall hereafter read as follows
"(h) No side yard is specified for non-residential use in
the 0, NS, GR, C, CB, LI, and HI Districts except
where a non-residential use abuts upon a district
boundary line dividing such districts from a resi-
dential district or when the side yard is adjacent
to the street in which event a ten (10) foot side
yard shall be provided "
(5) Article 13G (d) is hereby deleted and amended by adding
a new Subsection (d) which shall hereafter read as follows
"(d) The mimimum rear yard setback in a Planned Development
district shall be established by the final plan "
(6) Article 15A (16) is hereby deleted and amended by adding
a new Subsection (16) which shall hereafter read as follows
11(16) PD, Planned Development
District
Parking standard for dwell-
ing units shall be estab-
lished on the final plan "
(7) Article 15B is hereby amended by adding a new Subsection
(23) which shall hereafter read as follows
11(23) Day Nursery or Kindergarten - One space for each employee
and one space for each ten (10) children A circular
drive that will adequately serve the same traffic load,
approved by the traffic safety director, may be substituted
for the required public parking "
(8) Article 18A (3) is hereby deleted and amended by adding a
new Subsection (3) which shall hereafter read as follows
"(3) Rear Yard - There shall be a rear yard for accessory
buildings not less than three (3) feet from any lot
line, alley line or easement line, except that if no
alley exists the rear yard shall not be less than ten
(10) feet as measured from the rear lot line Where
apartments are permitted, the main building and all
accessory buildings shall not cover more than fifty
(50) percent of the rear of the lot (that portion of
the lot line to the rear of a line erected adjoining
the mid-point of one side lot line with the mid-point
of the opposite side lot line) "
(9) Article 19 B is hereby deleted and amended by adding a
new Section B "Location of Dwellings and Buildings" which shall
hereafter read as follows
"B Location of Dwellings and Buildings - Only one main
building for one-family, two-family or multiple-family
use with permitted accessory buildings may be located
upon a lot or unplatted tract Every dwelling shall
face or front upon a public street, or approved place,
other than an alley, which means of access shall have
a minimum width of thirty (30) feet
Where a lot is used for retail, commercial, or industrial
purposes, or a combination of the same, or for a combi-
nation of these uses and dwelling purposes, for more than
one main building may be located upon a lot or unplatted
tract, but only when such building conforms to all the
open space, parking and density requirements applicable
to the uses and districts and when all such main buildings
face upon a public street, other than an alley When such
buildings do not face upon a public street, the same may
be permitted when the site plan for the total development
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Is approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission
No parking area, storage area, or required open space
for one building shall be considered as satisfying
the requirements for any other dwelling or use "
PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent
,jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the
City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such invalidity
PART III
That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days
from the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby
directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published
twice in the Denton Record-Chronicle, the official newspaper of the
City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its pass-
age
PASSED AND APPROVED This the 18th day of January, A D 1977
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ELINOR HUGHES, YOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTES
00 S HO T, I S CRETA Y
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
1AUL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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